7th annual Hope Within Luncheon to benefit Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County

Event titled ‘Domestic Violence, Weathering the Storm’

Aug 01, 2012

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (DVS) will host its 7th annual Hope Within Luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Comcast Arena in Everett.

DVS announced that Karen Bryant, CEO of the Seattle Storm, will be keynote speaker for the event entitled “Domestic Violence, Weathering the Storm.”

Doors will open at 11:30 a.m., with the program running from noon until 1:30 p.m.

The Hope Within Luncheon is held annually in celebration of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

The event is a fundraiser for the agency as well as a way to bring public awareness to the issue of domestic violence and its devastating effects on individuals, families and the community at large.

Cost to attend the luncheon is $15 per seat or $125 for a table of 10. As the event is a fundraiser, the agency suggests a donation of $50 at the event but honors donations of any size.

Donations help continue free and confidential services and programs offered by the agency.

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is dedicated to ending domestic abuse in Snohomish County by providing a wide range of services to victims and by facilitating social change.

DVS offers assistance in numerous ways: a 24-hour hotline that answers more than 5,800 calls each year, confidential emergency shelter to more than 300 women and children, transitional housing for 20 families, support groups for more than 1,300, legal advocacy to more than 3,200, and a children’s program which serves more than 400 children.

Stephanie Civey, Special Events Coordinator, can be contacted for seating reservations or with any questions. Stephanie@DVS-Snoco.org, or 425-259-2827 ext 13.